Ironing-board.



L. P. RYAN.

IRONING BOARD. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 4. I916. RENEWED JAN. 17.1911.

L%3,6Wz. Patented July 17, 1917.

ll llLllllllllllr AT ITORNEY LESTER 3?. RYAN, OF SMITI-IFIELI), NEBRASKA.

Iaomne-BoAnn.

Specification of Iietters Patent. Patented July 1'7, 1917.

Application filed January 4, 1916, Serial No. 70,272. Renewed lranuary 17, 191?. Serial No. 142,960.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LESTER-P. RYAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Smithfield, in the county of Gosper and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved ironing board and the principal-object of the invention is to provide an improved stand for supporting the ironing board and to further provide improved means for slidably supporting the board upon the stand so that the board may be moved longitudinally if desired.

Another object of theinvention is to so construct the stand that it may be folded without being disconnected from the ironing board. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide improved means for moving the board longitudinally, resilient means being provided for yieldably holding the board in its normal position.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the stand that the base portion thereof may be connected'with a chair thus permitting the person ironing to remain seated. I

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view in elevation showing the ironing board in a set-up position an connected with a chair. 7 i

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the ironing board.

Fig. 3 is a view showing the improved ironing board in end elevation and a fragment of the chair. 1

- Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of the base portion of the supporting frame.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of the supporting arm for one end portion of the ironing board. a

The ironing board 10 carries the iron holder or bracket 11 and has guide strips 12 secured to its under surface or face and extending in spaced relation to the ironingboard. These guide strips form tracksfor rollers which will be hereinafter described thus permitting the ironing board to be moved longitudinally.

The supporting frame for this ironing board is provided 'with'a standard 13 which fits into the socket 14: of the supporting foot 15 and is releasably held therein by means person doing the ironing but will also serve as additional means for assisting in supporting the ironing board. Sleeve 17 is further provided with a bearing or socket 24 into which will fit the attaching finger 25 of the clothes basket 26. This clothes basket 26 is provided so that the clothes to be ironed may be easily reached and is provided with v brackets 27 serving as means for supporting clothes which have already been ironed.

A supporting arm 28 which has its outer end portion 29 hingedly connected with its inner end portion as shown at 30 and lim ited in its movement in one direction by the lug 31 is pivotally connected with the socket 14L- as shown in Fig. 4: and has its outer end portion connected with a yoke 32 which is similar in construction to the yoke 33 carried by standard 13. These yokes 32 and '33 carry rollers 34: extending beneath the ironing board 10 and resting upon the guiding strips or tracks 12. Therefore the ironing board will be slidably mounted and can easily move longitudinally. In order to yieldably hold the ironing board in the norm'al position as shown in Fig. 1 there is provided a spring 35 having one end portion secured to the ironing board and its inner end portionconneoted with the yoke 33. In order to permit the ironing board to be moved longitudinally there is provided a foot treadle 36 pivotally connected with socket 14 as shown in Fig. 4 and connected with the line 37 which passes around the small pulley 38'and is connected with the ironing board by means of the eye 39. A spring a0 is provided to normally hold the foot treadle in the raised position and thus make it easier for spring 35 to return the ironing board to the normal position when pressure upon the foot treadle is removed.

When in use the frame is set up as shown in Fig. 1 with the legs ofthe chair fitting into the sockets 20 and 21 and the boardis then ready for use. If ironing small articles, they will be placed upon the ironing Ill) board and ironed in the usual manner. If however, a large article is being ironed such for instance as a sheet or bed spread, one portion of the spread will be ironed and the foot treadle will then be pressed thus moving the ironing board longitudinally toward standard 13 and bringing the unironed portion of the bed spread in front of the operator. After the bed spread has been ironed, the treadle is released and will be drawn upwardly. At the same time the spring 35 will contract thus returning the ironing board to its normal position as shown in Fig. 1.

When the board is no longer to be used, the chair is disconnected from the frame and afterbreaking the joint 30, the supporting arm 28 can be folded and the standard moved to rest against the ironing board. The supporting arm 18 can be moved toward the yoke 33. where it will be out of the way. Therefore this board and supporting frame will fold into a compact mass and will take up a small amount of room when not in use.

VVh'at is claimed is 1.' An ironing board, strips secured to said ironing board and extending longitudinally thereof to provide guiding tracks, a frame provided with rollers extending between said ironing board and strips to slidably mount the ironing board, resilient means yieldably holding said ironing board in a normal position, and means for moving said ironing board against the tension of said resilient means.

2. An ironing board, guiding strips carried by said ironing board, a supporting frame, rollers carried by said supporting frame and passing between said ironing board and guiding strips to slidably mount the ironing board, means for moving said ironing board longitudinally, and means for returning said ironing board to its original position.

3. An ironing board, a supporting frame including a standard and an arm, means for slidably connecting said ironing board with said standard and arm, means for mov ing said ironing board longitudinally, and means for returning the ironing board to the original position.

4:. Anironing board, a supporting frame including an arm and a standard, means for slidably connecting said ironing board with said arm and standard and pivotally eon- Oopies or this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner necting the arm and standard with the ironing board, and means for yieldably holding said ironing board in a normal position.

5. An ironing board, a supporting frame for said ironing board, said supporting frame comprising supporting feet, a standard extending from one of said feet, a brace extending from the second foot and connected with said standard, rollers connected with said arm and standard, means carried bysaid ironing board to engage said rollers and slidably connect the ironing board with the arm and standard, and means for yield ably holding said ironing board in a normal position.

6. An ironing board, a supporting frame therefor, said supporting frame including base members, an arm comprising inner and outer end portions extending from one of said base members and having the outer end portion pivotally connected with the inner end portion, a standard extending from one of said base members, a brace extending from the second base member and connected with said standard, yokes connected with said arm and standard, rollers carried by said yokes, strips carried by said ironing board and engaging said rollers to slidably mount the ironing board, an actuating element connected with one of said base members, a line extending from said actuating element and connected with said ironing board whereby movement of the actuating element in one direction will move said ironing board longitudinally, and means for returning said ironing board to its original position.

7. An ironing board, a supporting frame for said ironing board including base mem bers, a standard extending from one of said base members, a bracing arm extending from the second base member and movably conneoted with said standard, supportengaging means carried by said base members, a foldable arm, means slidably connecting said ironing board with said foldable arm and standard, and means for yieldably holding said ironing board in its normal position.

In testimony whereof I aiIix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LESTER P. RYAN.

Witnesses:

E. A. HAMER, A. M. VANDER SLIon.

of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

